question I didn’t hesitate‚ I immediately said “Yes.” Recently I came in contact with two different articles that had the main topic of organ donation and transplantation. This topic has various different components that factor into the bigger picture‚ which I learned from reading these two articles‚ “Organ Transplantation” and “Brain Death and Organ Donation”. The article “Organ Transplantation” written and published by Gale: Cengage Learning in 2015‚ expresses all sides and aspects of an organ
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Children of Anonymous Sperm Donations Should Know Their Biological Father We all have biological fathers. Even if we haven’t met them before‚ we have seen pictures‚ or have been told stories about them from family members. Even adopted children are able to get information about their biological parents once they reach the age of 18. However‚ children from anonymous sperm donations don’t get this opportunity. These children aren’t searching for their biological father for financial support. They
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Case Ethical Analysis: National Kidney Foundation of Singapore (A) – Anatomy of a Crisis Wee Beng Geok and Yvonne Chong Overview When the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Singapore came under the scrutiny of the nation back in the July of 2005‚ it was evident that there was going to be major changes in the local social welfare scene. As a non-profit charitable organisation‚ the main aim of NKF was not only to look after the needs of its patients but encompassed drawing resources from society
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Polycystic kidney disease is a disease in which numerous cysts grow in the kidneys. These cysts can slowly replace the kidney itself causing a reduction in kidney function and can lead to kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease affects as many as 600‚000 people in the United States alone (National Kidney Foundation). Polycystic kidney disease is divided into two main types of the disease‚ autosomal dominant PKD and autosomal recessive PKD (National Kidney Foundation). The two main types of PKD
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Organ donation is when a person grants doctors or researchers the permission to legally remove their organs for research or transplant into another person. People give consent when they are alive‚ or their nearest kin chooses this option for them after their death. Organ donors are usually dead at the time of the surgical removal. Their organs are checked to see if it is in good condition before proceeding. Afterwards‚ their organs are immediately given to patients in need. The family of the donors
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sudden decrease in the function of the kidney due to a range of causes. Generally‚ AKI occurs as a result of other serious illnesses and with a lack of treatment it can lead to the build-up of salts and chemicals which can also affect the function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing
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ORGAN DONATION: They need it as much as you do Audience: Those who are in doubt and reluctant to make a contribution in organ donation. General speech purpose: To convince the audience in donating an organ. Specific speech purpose: After hearing my speech‚ the audience will be able to cite the advantages in donating an organ. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention-getter: Did you know that one person die every 90 minutes waiting for transplant? Maybe the person next to you may need your organ
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McCrary Rhetoric and Composition 22 April‚ 2013 Organ Donation Many citizens constantly see television shows and media that negatively portray organ donation. One prime example comes from the new hit series‚ Nip Tuck. Nip Tuck has a storyline built around this image of beauty through plastic surgery while working with an underground kidney market. Many patients in this show wind up being murdered in some cruel intentional way just for a single kidney. Not only does this pull negativity to organ transplants
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The kidney and the liver are two of the four major routes a drug takes when trying to leave the body. If someone has kidney or liver disease‚ how a person’s body handles that drug is greatly affected. Drinks‚ food and or lifestyle habits that put added stress and cause damage to your kidneys or liver‚ foe example alcohol abuse or chronic exposure to toxins such as paint fumes‚ can affect how well you process drugs. Kidney and or liver stress/damage usually raises drug levels a lot higher than normal
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Selling Kidneys Should Be Legal” is published by The New York Times in December‚ 2011. The article is written in an effective manner to attract the audience and argue for the legalization of selling kidneys and compensation for donors. By using personal experience to grab the audience’s attention‚ with the aid of false analogies as well as rhetorical techniques‚ the article is relatively effective in sharing information of kidney trade and persuading the audience to legalize the selling of kidney. The
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